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Neurosurgery Opposes Expanding Prior Auth to ASCs

William N. Parham, IIIDirector, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory ImpactsOffice of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Division of Regulations DevelopmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesRoom C4-26-057500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Submitted electronically to regulations.gov Re: Prior Authorization Demonstration for Certain Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Services (CMS-10884) Dear Mr. Parham, The Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC) […]
Position Statement

Neurosurgery Joins in Testimony to Senate on Medicare Payment Reform

Alliance of Specialty Medicine Statement for the Record Senate Finance Committee Hearing“Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment” The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (“Alliance”), a coalition of 16 medical specialty organizations representing more than 100,000 specialty physicians, is deeply committed to improving access to specialty medical care through the advancement of sound health policy. We […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Reduce Burdens Associated with APM Participation

The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445–G 200Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20201 Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: The undersigned, which include dozens of national physician organizations representing hundreds of thousands of physicians, as well as over one hundred Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), health systems, […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Washington E-Newsletter

Neurosurgery Urges Permanent Telehealth Expansion

On Feb. 22, the AANS and the CNS joined more than 130 organizations in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) urging Congress to make permanent telehealth flexibilities implemented curing the COVID-19 pandemic before […]
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AANS and CNS Support Legislation Banning Electronic Funds Transfer Fees

On Jan. 24, the Regulatory Relief Coalition sent a letter to Reps. Greg Murphy, MD, (R-N.C), Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), Ami Bera, MD, (D-Calif.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, (R-Iowa), Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) and Kim Schrier, MD, (D-Wash.) in support of the No Fees for EFTs Act (H.R. 6487). This bipartisan legislation would prohibit health plans from imposing […]
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Congress Urges Biden Administration to Implement No Surprises Act as Enacted

On March 20, Reps. Brad Wenstrup, DPM, (R-Ohio), Greg Murphy, MD, (R-N.C.), Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) and Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) sent a letter with 35 additional members to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Julie Su, […]
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Congress Passes Legislation Partially Reversing 3.37% Medicare Pay Cut

Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366), partially reversing the 3.37% Medicare physician payment cut that went into effect on Jan. 1. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed the bill into law. The legislation reduces the cut by half, providing a 1.68% increase in current payment levels. The new payment rate took effect […]
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Neurosurgery Blog Featured on Medscape’s List of Medical Blogs Physicians Love

On Feb. 16, Medscape published an article, “‘Blog MD’: Medical Blogs That Physicians Love,” featuring Neurosurgery Blog on its list of 10 medical blogs for physicians. The article notes that the blog’s mission is to investigate and report on how health care policy affects patients, physicians and medical practice and to illustrate that the art […]